File (file)

Object that stores the path to an existing file

Returned by

File objects are returned by the following functions and methods:

• configure_file()

File methods

file.full_path()

Returns a full path pointing to the file. This is useful for printing the path with e.g message() function for debugging purpose. NOTE: In most cases using the object itself will do the same job as this and will also allow Meson to setup dependencies correctly.

str full_path()